The Door County Bookmobile. Submitted. Door County Libraries are celebrating National Library Week, April 6-12. The Baileys Harbor, Sister Bay/Liberty Grove and Sturgeon Bay branches will be giving away free coloring books all week long during open hours. The coloring books feature all eight Door County Library locations. On April 8, 10 am – 1 … Read more
May 2, 1929 – March 30, 2025 James Jay Ingwersen was born May 2, 1929 in Evanston, Illinois to parents Bertha Mae Gebo and Louis Henry Ingwersen; beloved siblings Barbara Lou and Robert Dean. James attended New Trier Township High School, graduating from Evanston High School, where he credits his art teacher for first encouraging him … Read more
March 31, 1954 – March 26, 2025 Jerry Sylvester Neinas, 70, of Brussels, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. He was born March 31, 1954, in Sturgeon Bay, he was the youngest son of the late Sylvester and Helen (Krueger) Neinas. He graduated from Southern Door High School in 1972 and, for a time … Read more
Photo by Ann Hutchinson “We need to do this because land is the only thing we can’t make more of.” – Fred Wood, former mayor of Chester Heights Borough Natural Lands and the Borough of Chester Heights, Delaware County, announced today the Borough purchased 40.2 acres of open space on Valleybrook and Smithbridge Roads. Natural … Read more
Dec. 9, 1947 – March 25, 2025 Rosemary M. Lesperance, 77, Algoma, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. She was born Dec. 9, 1947 in Door County to the late Gordon and Elda (Strege) Carmody. Rosemary graduated from Algoma High School in 1966. She met and married David Lesperance on Sept. … Read more